In Focus
Climate
This beat covers the effects of climate change on people and the planet, and individual and collective climate actions to mitigate and adapt to its impacts.
Mãezinha of Rincão: A woman of the sea, a voice for her community
How the ocean sustains a community in Cabo Verde
From maritime to Blue economy: Transforming Cabo Verde’s fisheries Sector
Despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions caused by the pandemic, the world is still headed for global warming of more than 3°C this century.
Countries accelerate use of renewable energy and are leading energy transition efforts.
— Mr. Tanguy Gahouma-Bekale, Chair, African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change
Climate change increasingly threatens human health, food and water security and socio-economic development in Africa
Annual restoration of 8.2 million hectares and US$4.3 billion may be needed to achieve the planned 100 million hectares by 2030.
Refugees and their hosts together plant one million trees in a massive reforestation drive in Sudan’s White Nile State.
Offering alternative livelihoods, sea cucumbers provide new hope